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May might have been a brutal month for markets around the world, but investors continued to funnel assets into U.S.- listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to the...

Investors put a net $3.5 billion into U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in May, according to an estimate from Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company.

Most (68%) registered investment advisers (RIAs) said they have increased the number of clients over the last six months, up 13% over the previous quarter, according to a...

Commissions paid by institutional investors to brokers on trades of U.S. equities are falling far short of projections to this point in 2010, according to Greenwich Associates.

New research indicates employers could do more to help defaulted participants adequately save for retirement.

Invesco’s Global Asset Allocation team has now launched, and recently been awarded its first mandate in, its Balanced-Risk Commodity strategy.

The Dreyfus Corporation, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Asset Management, has announced the launch of Dreyfus Global Real Return Fund, Inc.

While many advisers are still not embracing annuities in retirement income planning, almost 30% said they have increased their use of guaranteed income streams amid the market crisis,...

Things might be looking up on Wall Street, but a new survey found 84% of Americans still fret about their finances.

The average U.S. employee will need 15.7 times their final pay in retirement resources to maintain their current standard of living during retirement, according to a new analysis...

A new survey reveals a potential disconnect between plan sponsors and plan participants.

Mercer has launched an online retirement planning education campaign for participants in 401(k) plans it administers.

Morningstar, Inc., has launched a valuation services business that values privately-owned firms and securities for purposes such as the sale of a business, estate planning, or financial reporting.

A report from Hewitt Associates suggests workers were able to recover a significant portion of the losses they sustained in 2008 simply by participating in their 401(k) plan;...

PIMCO is launching the PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund, the first actively managed equity strategy in the PIMCO Equity Series (EqS).

New Vanguard research suggests that retirement plan participants, either as a result of conscious resolve or inertia, mitigated the recent economic downturn's damage to their retirement savings by...

Retirement plan advisers looking to help participants (and plan sponsors) find a retirement income solution have another option to consider.

Morningstar's 2010 Target-Date Series Industry Survey finds target-date funds are performing well and becoming increasingly popular, but there is still room for improvement.